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Postanginal septicaemia (Lemmiere's disease) complicated by haemophagocytosis
G R Ellis1, D I Gozzard, D N Looker
1Department of Medicine and Public Health Laboratory, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Rhyl, Denbighshire, UK.
The Journal of Infection
|November 20, 1998
We report a case of postanginal septicaemia complicated by bronchopneumonia and haemophagocytosis in a 19-year old male, presenting with severe thrombocytopenia. We believe that this is the first reported case of thrombocytopenia due to haemophagocytosis in this unusual condition.
We report a case of postanginal septicaemia complicated by bronchopneumonia and haemophagocytosis in a 19-year old male, presenting with severe thrombocytopenia. We believe that this is the first reported case of thrombocytopenia due to haemophagocytosis in this unusual condition.